Low-carbon heating systems encompass technologies and strategies that provide space and water heating with greatly reduced greenhouse gas emissions compared to fossil-fuel-based systems. Core approaches include electrification via heat pumps, utilization of shallow and deep geothermal resources, mine-water and waste-heat district heating, and integration with thermal energy storage such as borehole fields, energy piles, and compact phase-change batteries. The domain also addresses building envelope optimization, smart control for grid flexibility, techno-economic assessment, and policy and behavioral factors influencing large-scale heating transitions.
Engineering
An international study with EPFL researchers suggests that large reductions in carbon emissions from cement and steel building materials may be achievable by 2050 using already-existing construction technologies.
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Besides water, cement is used more than any other material on Earth. Its manufacture begins by combining limestone with ingredients such as shale, clay, or sand. This mixture is ground into a powder, heated to 1,400°C, cooled, ...
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Business
The case for investing in direct air capture weakens substantially once it is directly compared against solar and wind, according to an analysis published in Communications Sustainability. The paper is titled "Direct air ...
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Energy & Green Tech
New research study from King's Business School argues that some circular economy strategies can increase emissions rather than reduce them. Published in the British Journal of Management, the article presents a framework ...
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Energy & Green Tech
Scott DeNeale is a water resources engineer whose work at Oak Ridge National Laboratory's Water Power Program centers on how hydropower research can be applied to water-energy systems. His specialty is bridging the gap between ...
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Energy & Green Tech
Heating with geothermal energy, lighting with solar panels, cooking with biodegradable waste: how can we live with less oil and gas?
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Business
Many consumers—and state policymakers and even utility companies—are worried about the possibility of large numbers of data centers raising electricity demand and power prices.
Apr 21, 2026
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Energy & Green Tech
Industrial electrification is becoming a matter of economic security as well as decarbonization, according to new Oxford analysis. Continued reliance on fossil fuels leaves 75% of global industry exposed to recurring price ...
Apr 21, 2026
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Business
Fusion power plants are sites at which electricity could be generated via a process known as nuclear fusion, which entails the merging of two atomic nuclei into a single heavier nucleus. This process is known to generate ...
Energy & Green Tech
A first national-scale study on the lifetime impact of New Zealand's electricity, transport, and heat sources shows road transport is a "prime target" for electrification. Scientists looked at how 15 energy sources affect ...
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